Automobile steering device.



J. CARTER.

AUTOMOBILE STEERING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 00127, 1907.

913,198. Patented Feb.23, 1909.

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J. CARTER.

AUTOMOBILE STEERING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED 00127. 1907.

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AUTOMOBILE STEERING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

Application filed October 7. 1907. Serial No. 396,258.

To allwhom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, Joxarrmx (.xnrsn, a i

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' open housing E swingi'n sheave E of California,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Automobile Steering Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a steering device for automobiles and the object of the. inventionis a device of this kind in which there is no lost motion through looseness of any of the arts or through the wear of gear wheels.

T 1e invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of an automobile showing the steering wheel in uperative position; Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the front axle and a ortion of the steeringmechanism in plan;' 3 is a side elevation of the front portion of an automobile, the parts being shown in section;

. Fig. 4 is an "enlarged detail view of a steering bar locking plate, the steering rod being removed; Fig. 5 is an end view of the plate shown in F1 4.

Inthese rawings, A represents in outline a portion of the body of an automobile provided with a steering wheel and rod A, which-passes downwardly through a slot A The lower end portion of the steerin I rod is journaled in a swinging bracket B, w ich bracket is provided with a pivot pin B rotatively journaled in a bracket B Upon the steering rod and within the bracket B is fixed a drum '0 upon which is wound an intermediate portion of a cable From the drum C the members of the cable are carried to sheaves E which are mounted within an swung by a pivot pin E from a bracket E. It will be understood that'both the brackets B and E are in the form of suitable han ers bolted beneath the body of the automobile and to the rear of the front axle. Upon the front axle is mounted a combination boxing and sheave plate F which extends rearwardly and rovides bearings for two sheaves G over w ich the members of the cable D pass from the double stea. y a trussrod E 1pivotally connected respectlvel to the said ousing and to the sheave plate he housing E is.

to allow free movement of the housing E Cables D are connected by suitable metal links H to steering knuckles H of the usual kind. The knuckles H are connected by the usual connecting bar H now in common use. The opening A is partially closed by a hinged plate J which covers a portion of said opening and the plate J is out out adjacent one end as shown at J, and is held in open position by a spring J coiled around the hinged'pintle. The plate J also carries a projecting raised foot port-ion J and by pressure upon this portion the plate may be returned to its normal position. To hold the plate J closed it is provided with a socket J upon its front edge, which is normally engaged by a locking bolt K working through a bracket K and forced into engagement with the socket by a spring K The rear end portion of the bolt K is bifurcated and formed into a hook K and a foot lever L is pivoted adjacent the bracket K and passes through the bifurcation of the bolt and carries a transversel arrarwed pin L engaged by the hooks 1e 0 the bolt K.

It will be obvious that when the steering wheel is in use the rod A projects upwardly through the slot A and through the cut out portion J of the late J ,longitudinal movement along the s ot being revented by the plate J. Then it is desire to leave the machine, the lever L is pressed down by the foot, withdrawing the bolt K from the socket J and the s ring J- lifts the plate J and the steering r0 can then be thrown to the forward end of the slot A Pressure upon the foot portion J returns the late J to its normal position in which it is loc red by rengagement of the bolt K with the socket J, thus locking the steering rod at the forward end of the slot.

It will also be obvious that by rotating the I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat.

ent 1s 1. A steering device for automobiles comprising steering knuckles, a sheave plate car ried by the front axle, a double sheave pivot fgivotally suspended from saidtbracket, a

-p0rt1on of the rod, sheaves carried by the sheave plate, and a cable Wmdmg upon the v ally supported from beneath the'body of the i vehicle, a steering rod, swinging bearings for said rod, a drum arranged upon the lowerouble sheave in said housing-a truss-rod pivotally connected to the sheave plate and to the housing, steering knuckles; a rotatable steering rod, a drum uponsaid rod, and a ca- V ble wound uponsaid drum and having its endsheave and over the sheaves of the sheave 5d drawing the bolt portions running respectively over the double late and connected to said steeri'ng knuc- GS. 3. The combination with an automobile having a slotted body portion, of asteering rod extending through and Inovable, along said slot, a hinged platecoveringa portion of said slot, said'plate being out out, asprjng adapted to hol spring pressed bolt engagingand locking-the the plate in open position, a I

p ate Whenjm,. losed position, a foot portion 30 carried by the plate, and a foot lever forwith from said plate. JONATHAN CARTER. \Vitnessesi v g r I PETER R. CARTER,

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